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£37,740
1949 Bentley MkVI two-door Coupe with "New Look" bodywork by James Young
United Kingdom • 19 Sept 2020
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1948 MkVI Bentley with a 'New Look' design by James Young Ltd, one of only three ever made. It has been part of a collection and requires recommissioning to be road-ready, making a pre-sale inspection highly recommended.

Condition
5
The car has been part of a large collection and has received little to no use in recent years. Recommissioning is expected to return it to the road. Inspection pre-sale is welcomed and the car is sold as seen.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
B182EY
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
713 XUX
RHD/LHD:
RHD
One of only three, this is an important car in Bentley's history.
In recent years this car has formed part of a large collection and as such has received little or no use and an element of recommissioning is to be expected to return it to the road once again.
Your inspection pre-sale is welcomed and encouraged to appreciate the potential of this rarely offered motor car which is strictly sold as seen.
Respected coachbuilders, James Young Ltd of Bromley, had their first post-war stand at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1948 They chose to unveil a MkVI Bentley with a radical new shape which they called the 'New Look' Obviously influenced by post-war American saloons with its fully enveloped wings, clean lines and slim pillars, this design (Number C10M) was dramatically different from the staunchly traditional Standard Saloon The design was quite polarising at the time and only three were actually ordered, however, with the benefit of hindsight, James Young's 'New Look' C10M has influenc...
Points of note
£23,625
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£25,942
Median Price (Since 2020)
£37,740
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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